Pp. x+950, mostly printed double column, a few text illustrations and numerous text maps, charts of monarchic dynasties of Europe, printed endpapers (concise chronology of world events); thick roy. 8vo; apricot cloth, spine lettered in gilt, edges of boards a trifle rubbed; dust wrapper, faintly scuffed; Chambers, Edinburgh, 2000. New..... More
Introduction by John Simpson. Pp. xxviii+196, facsimile title page of the original edition; post 8vo; black boards, spine lettered in gilt; dust wrapper; ownership label (David Levine, Sydney) on upper pastedown; last few leaves lightly browned; Bodleian Library, Oxford, 2010. *First published in 1699 by W. Hawes, P. Gilbourne, and..... More
[Thumb index edition]. In two volumes; with more than 3, 800 pages, thumb indexes, patterned endpapers; demy 4to; navy cloth, lettered, ruled and decorated in gilt & blind; speckled edges; dust wrappers, edges lightly rubbed, and slightly chipped and split for Volume 2; half-title pages of both volumes and lower..... More
Pp. xxx+610, printed double column; med. 8vo; blue cloth, spine lettered in gilt, light bruise to fore-corner of lower board; dust wrapper, faintly soiled; Cassell, London, 1994. New edition. *Originally published in 1992 as Brewer's Names. 'Includes place-names from around the world; first names, surnames and trade names; names of..... More
Pp. [ii]+xxxvi+260(last blank), 8 plates, 5 full page maps, chronology, bibliography, appendices; grey cloth, spine and upper board blocked in black and lettered & ruled in gilt, the boards a trifle warped; The Scarecrow Press, Inc., Lanham, MD, 1999. First U.S. edition. Historical Dictionaries of Cities of the World, No..... More
With the Assistance of Una McGovern. Pp. xxii+890(last blank), mostly printed triple column; thick med. 8vo; red cloth, spine lettered in gilt; dust wrapper, back panel faintly scuffed; Chambers, Edinburgh, 2005. Fourth printing. More
Pen Pictures of the People Behind our Language. With illustrations by John Nicolson. Pp. 176(mostly printed double column), text illustrations, index; boards slightly faded at edges, the top fore-corner of lower board a trifle bruised; price-clipped dust wrapper, edges slightly rubbed and split, with a couple of small chips; free..... More
The Extraordinary story of Dr Johnson's Dictionary. Pp. x+278, text illustrations, notes, indices; demy 8vo; navy cloth, spine lettered in gilt, square discoloured patch near bottom fore-corner of lower board (from removal of security barcode sticker); dust wrapper, with a couple of tiny splits to backstrip extremities; John Murray, London..... More
Based on The Pocket Oxford Dictionary of Current English, first edited by F. G. and H. W. Fowler. Pp. xxiv+992(most printed double column, the last 17 pages blank, for notes), appendix; thick f'cap. 8vo; dark green leather, spine lettered in gilt; a.e.g.; dust wrapper, faintly soiled and slightly scuffed, edges..... More
The Hidden History of the Oxford English Dictionary. Pp. xxvi+274(last blank), text illustrations, notes, references, index; med. 8vo; black cloth, spine lettered in gilt, edges of boards slightly bruised; dust wrapper, edges a trifle rubbed; book label of David Levine, Sydney, on upper pastedown, the endpapers faintly offset, edges of..... More
A Global History of the Oxford English Dictionary. Pp. xviii+242(last blank), 8 coloured plates (appendices), black & white text figures, bibliography, index; small med. 8vo; printed glazed papered boards; book label of David Levine, Sydney, on the upper pastedown; Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2013. *'The linguist and lexicographer, Sarah Ogilvie..... More
Pp. xxii+1766(last blank), mostly printed double column, 16 pages of coloured maps at end, appendices (including several figures and diagrams, plus a full page black & white map); thick cr. 4to; navy cloth, spine lettered in gilt, tiny bruise to bottom edge of lower board; dust wrapper, faintly scuffed; a...... More
Based upon the "Fundamento," the Esperanto literature, and the national-Esperanto dictionaries bearing Dr. Zamenhof's "aprobo". Copyrighted 1908. Pp. xxiv+548 (mostly printed double column, last colophon)+[4](advertisements); small cr. 8vo; green cloth, lettered and decorated in gilt, slightly soiled, boards a trifle warped, fore-corners faintly bruised, cloth slightly bubbled on lower board;..... More
18th edition. Edited by Camilla Rockwood. Foreword by Philip Pullman. Introduction by John Buchanan-Brown. Pp. xxviii+1460, mostly printed double column, occasional text figures (a couple full page); thick med. 8vo; black cloth, spine lettered in gilt, top fore-corner of lower board slightly bruised; dust wrapper, small triangular closed tear near..... More
One man, one year, 21,730 pages. Pp. xvi+224(last blank), further reading; demy 8vo; purple boards, spine lettered in white, edges of boards a trifle rubbed; dust wrapper; title page faintly soiled on reverse; Viking, Melbourne, 2008. First Australian edition. *'Filled with lexicographical revelations and miscellaneous marginalia' [wrapper blurb]. More
A popular guide to words in the news. Pp. xii+322; med. 8vo; slight bruise at head of spine; dust wrapper, faintly scuffed, edges a trifle creased and split; Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1991. First edition. *'Spin doctor, fun run, insider trading, genetic fingerprinting, thirtysomething, designer water, liposuction, Cablevision, gentrification, intifada..... More
Pp. vi+934+32, mostly printed double column; thick demy 8vo; navy art. leather, spine lettered in gilt; Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2008. Third edition, revised. More
Pp. 88, indices; boards a trifle sprung; dust wrapper, slightly soiled, edges a trifle rubbed and split, the backstrip browned; bookplate on upper pastedown, the free endpapers slightly offset, edges of leaves faintly foxed; James Bennett, Sydney, 1966. First Australian edition. The Readers Guide series. *'The aim of this work..... More
The Story of the Oxford English Dictionary. Pp. xxvi+260, frontispiece, text illustrations, endpaper map, bibliography and further reading, index; demy 8vo; brown boards, spine lettered in gilt; dust wrapper; book label of David Levine, Sydney, on verso of upper free endpaper, tiny stain to top edge of a few leaves..... More